0000011544-12-000035.txt : 20120522 0000011544-12-000035.hdr.sgml : 20120522 20120522155512 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000011544-12-000035 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120522 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120522 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120522 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BERKLEY WILLIAM R CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000918186 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15202 FILM NUMBER: 12861629 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 165 MASON STREET CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BERKLEY W R CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000011544 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 221867895 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD STREET 2: . CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 BUSINESS PHONE: 2036293000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD STREET 2: . CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0305 4 2012-05-22 0000011544 BERKLEY W R CORP WRB 0000918186 BERKLEY WILLIAM R W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD GREENWICH CT 06830 1 1 1 0 Chairman and CEO Common Stock 2012-05-22 4 A 0 3000 0 A 6591822 D Common Stock 8913016 I By William R. Berkley LLC Common Stock 8724542 I By Berkley Peninsula LLC Common Stock 346145 I By William R. Berkley 2009 GRAT No. 2 Common Stock 773115 I By William R. Berkley 2010 GRAT Common Stock 250000 I By William R. Berkley 2011 GST Trust Common Stock 60553 I By spouse Represents award granted pursuant to the terms of the W. R. Berkley Corporation 2009 Directors Stock Plan. Includes 1,573,125 restricted stock units, 973,125 of which have vested (the receipt of which have been deferred) and the balance of which are scheduled to vest as follows: 300,000 on December 17, 2012; and 300,000 on March 2, 2015. Also reflects the distribution of 368,066 shares of common stock from the William R. Berkley 2009 GRAT No. 3 to the Reporting Person and the distribution of 290,300 shares of common stock from the William R. Berkley 2009 GRAT No. 3 to its beneficiary, both of which distributions were made since the date of the Reporting Person's last report. William R. Berkley 2012-05-22